AusSRN

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1. Prescription PO/Subcut

   AusSRN replied to Sjade's topic in General Nursing

   You've answered my question to a T. Thank you very much for your time!

2. Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

   AusSRN replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's great that you are thinking about patient safety. Going home and questioning nurses practices isn't a bad thing. definitely take bad practices as a learning opportunity of how you don't want to practice. I don't think this is you being ...

3. Turn Q2 and patient refuses

   AusSRN replied to AnLe's topic in New Nurse

   In this situation, I think the most important thing to establish is why? Why does this patient not want to be turned. Are they in pain? Coginitive deficit? Or do they simply just not want to. If possible education on the importance of regular reposit...

4. Progress notes.

   AusSRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi allnurses community! Im a new grad and have always found I struggle with writing notes. Patients who have notable things happen during the day, I write as I go. But for the other patients where I write near to the end of the shift I struggle with...

5. Clinical placement in ED

   AusSRN posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi! Sorry if this is under the wrong topic. I am a final year, last ever clinical placement, two weeks in the Emergency Department. Which I am loving so far! However, I would like to ask Emergency nurses (and others) opinion on this: Our facilitator...

6. Clinical placement making me anxious!

   AusSRN posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone, I am a final year nursing student, I have finished all the academic side of things and just have 5 weeks of clinical left. I am currently on a busy surgical ward in a hospital that was where I dreamed to be. On my last placement I felt ...

7. Making an error

   AusSRN replied to AusSRN's topic in General Students

   This is what I thought also, as I gave the heat pack and just as soon as I got back to the nurses station she buzzed again to notify of the bleed. I feel as though it just bought her attention to the bleed. But I was made to feel as though I contrib...

8. Making an error

   AusSRN replied to AusSRN's topic in General Students

   Thanks a lot for your advice. :) I am finding that I'm dwelling on it too much and need to move on. I may try journaling. I'm not on placement today so I can't even be reassured that this patient is fine. But thank you again for your response.

9. Making an error

   AusSRN posted a topic in General Students

   Hi everyone, I am a student RN, a final year on my final placement. I am on my 2nd day at a big teaching hospital and I felt confident all day. My buddy RN left 2 hours earlier than I was due to finish and therefore I assisted other nurses and answe...